Erdle Perforating

What Erdle Perforating does

Erdle Perforating is a U.S. manufacturer of perforated metal, plastic, and vinyl products, founded in 1870 in Rochester, NY and incorporated in New York State in 1905 as Erdle Perforating Company. It operates two production facilities — its headquarters plant at 100 Pixley Industrial Parkway in Rochester, NY (constructed 1968) and a second plant at 1100A Culp Road in Pineville, NC (opened 1975) — and is currently positioned as part of the AMICO Perforated Metals Division. The company runs high-speed, electronically controlled perforating presses capable of producing up to 300,000 holes per minute, with material thickness capability from foil to 1.5-inch plate, sheet widths up to 60 inches, and coils up to 20,000 lbs. Tooling libraries cover round, square, rectangular, triangular, slotted, and odd-shaped holes in hundreds of patterns, supporting both standard stock sheets (3'x8' through 4'x10') and engineered custom perforated products.

The product portfolio is organized into Perforated Stock, Perforated Custom, Perforated Vinyl, and Value Added Services, with an Architectural Perforated sub-brand extending into facades, cladding, railing infill panels, canopies, and trellises. Erdle describes itself as the premier perforator of vinyl in the United States for advertising and temperature-shielding applications, and serves over 25 major markets including industrial/filtration, architectural, automotive, acoustic, advertising/signage, and electronics/EMI shielding. The company's go-to-market is inside sales, with a named sales team spanning both the Rochester and Charlotte-area offices, supported by a quote-based pricing model in which prices are determined by detailed specifications (material, thickness, hole shape and pattern, margins, finishing, and tolerances); multi-year supply arrangements exist with EDI and bar-coding integration. Revenue is generated through one-time product sales of perforated materials and professional services revenue from secondary fabrication work; revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Erdle Perforating

Legal name

Erdle Perforating

Website

https://erdle.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1870

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Erdle Perforating is a Rochester, NY-based U.S. manufacturer of perforated metal, plastic, and vinyl products, operating two plants and serving over 25 industrial, architectural, automotive, acoustic, advertising, and electronics end markets via custom and stock perforated products and value-added fabrication services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Perforated Metal Manufacturing

NAICS

Forging and Stamping (33211)

SIC

Sheet Metal Work (3444)

akta.pro primary industry

Metal Forming & Fabrication Machines (Presses, Bending, Shearing, Stamping) (IMAHADAC)

Keywords

• Perforated metal manufacturing
• Metal fabrication services
• Perforated sheet products
• Custom metal perforating
• Perforated vinyl materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Perforated Metal Products: Manufacturing and sale of perforated metal sheets and coils in standard and custom sizes, hole patterns, and materials. Revenue is generated through direct sales of products priced based on specifications, quantities, and material requirements.
2. Value-Added Fabrication Services: Secondary operations including shearing, slitting, roller-leveling, fabricating, forming, stamping, E.D.I., and bar coding that complete and finish perforated products to customer specifications.
3. Custom Perforated Products: Engineered products manufactured to unique customer specifications, typically featuring side margins, open or finished end patterns, multiple patterns, locating pin holes, mounting holes, or corner notches designed into the product.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Erdle Perforating manufactures perforated and fabricated metal products, including perforated stock sheets, custom-engineered perforated components, and perforated vinyl for advertising and temperature shielding. Products are produced using high-speed electronically controlled presses capable of up to 300,000 holes per minute, with hole sizes ranging from 1/64" to 12" in various patterns (round, square, rectangular, triangular, slotted, odd shapes). The company also offers value-added fabrication services such as shearing, slitting, roller-leveling, forming, stamping, and bar coding to deliver complete finished parts.

Product overview

Erdle Perforating is a manufacturer of perforated materials offering standard and custom perforated products across metal and vinyl substrates. The core product portfolio includes Perforated Stock (standard sheet and coil formats), Perforated Custom (engineered-to-specification products), and Perforated Vinyl (cosmetic-grade vinyl for advertising and temperature shielding). Value Added Services provide secondary operations including shearing, slitting, roller-leveling, fabricating, forming, and stamping to deliver finished products. The Architectural Perforated sub-brand extends the portfolio into building envelope applications including facades, cladding, and railing infill panels. The company operates two manufacturing facilities in Rochester, NY and Pineville, NC, serving over 25 major markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AMICO Perforated Metals Division: Erdle Perforating operates under the AMICO Perforated Metals Division as indicated by the Vice President & General Manager title of Guy Anderson

Products and services

• Perforated Stock

Quantifiable outcome

• Hole production speeds up to 300,000 per minute with extreme accuracy
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Nucor Corporation: Largest steel producer in the US with downstream operations in joists, decking, and fabricated metal products that share architectural and construction customer overlap with Erdle.
• Gibraltar Industries: Diversified metal products manufacturer serving building, infrastructure, and industrial markets with overlapping categories in architectural metal products and engineered solutions.
• Alabama Metal Industries Corporation (AMICO): Erdle's parent company and broader metal products manufacturer supplying expanded metal, perforated metal, and grating across construction and industrial markets, with wider product breadth than Erdle's perforation focus.
• Worthington Industries: Large metal processing and products company with adjacent capabilities in steel processing, pressure cylinders, and engineered products, supplying automotive, construction, and industrial customers similar to Erdle's end markets.

Regional players

• Metalex (a Metl-Span brand): Perforated metal products manufacturer serving architectural and industrial customers with overlapping product categories, though operating with a more regional geographic focus.

Direct peers

• Hendrick Manufacturing: Industrial metal fabricator producing perforated metal alongside other metal products for filtration, architectural, and industrial uses, with comparable custom-engineering and high-volume production capabilities.
• Accurate Perforating & Metal Co. Custom perforated metal manufacturer offering similar sheet and coil perforation services to Erdle for industrial, architectural, and OEM customers in the US Midwest.
• Indiana Perforating: Specialty perforating company serving industrial markets with comparable custom perforation capabilities and serving automotive and filtration end users.
• McNichols Co. The largest perforated metal products company in the US, offering a comparable catalog of perforated stock and custom-fabricated perforated products across the same hole patterns, materials, and value-added services as Erdle.
• Direct Metals: Distributor and manufacturer of perforated metal products serving architectural, industrial, and OEM customers with overlapping stock and custom perforation offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/erdle-perforating

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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